Autumn

Replacing the golden syrup in these caramels with a reduced cider syrup infuses each buttery bite with a subtle fruity tang.

Lightly spiced sweet pears are the perfect seasonal topping for a traditional creamy rice pudding. This is elevated comfort food at its very best

Pairing soft, earthy goat’s cheese and juicy seasonal blackberries, this panna cotta makes for an impressive dinner party dessert and is surprisingly easy to make

This hearty veggie soup will warm you up on a chilly day

These loaded skins are packed with the cheesy, savoury flavours of a Welsh rarebit. Serve with a sharply dressed salad for a deliciously comforting dinner

With a sweet, buttery cobbler topping concealing a chunky apple and blackberry filling, this pudding is a crowd- pleaser that’s deceptively easy to throw together in a flash

Each bite of this spiced traybake cake – which is effortless to throw together on a whim – is the warming hug we all need at this time of year

A crème fraîche spider web adds a striking yet easy-to-achieve effect to this autumnal soup. Serve to your guests to warm them up on a cold and frosty evening

Roasted butternut squash makes a moreishly velvety soup. Try toasting the squash seeds and scattering them over the soup with the bacon for extra crunch